Lucky escape

[startinghandle]

Just park your tank across the road

Not a good idea

 

[betweenthelines]

He is arrogant little shite and would tell me to f..k off . Probably known to others on this site ,not far from Newtown and the name of his farm rhymes with melan

Then raise your concerns with the police. If a few people do this, the police will speak to him-the last thing they want is a "Police ignored warnings" headline after a serious accident!

IMHO if you fail to do anything, you are condoning it.

 

[Hilly]

Reaction times, wtf? So the driver of a typical HGV has better reaction times?

I doubt that have you seen the state of high percentage of wagon drivers ? High reaction times ha ha ha I often wonder how the fat fukers get from Monday to Friday never mind have high reaction times

 

[startinghandle]

Then raise your concerns with the police. If a few people do this, the police will speak to him-the last thing they want is a "Police ignored warnings" headline after a serious accident!

IMHO if you fail to do anything, you are condoning it.

Not a bad idea, as I said he is an arrogant little shite who is reluctant to slow down for anyone

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

I don't know what your complaint is.

Who said I was complaining

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

I reckon a modern 50k tractor will stop better than a 30k one from 30 years ago

So if the 50k tractor was doing 40k, it would stop even better that at 50k,
I don't know the maths, but it is something like getting close to 50% more braking effort needed at 50k than 40k,

 

[Cowmansam]

Yes I think your right but I’m not an expert on it

 

[SteveHants]

You were saying people that age should not operate any heavy machinery and especially if under pressure.


My point was they were expected to fly spitfires at that age and that was pressure all right.
It is very easy for old folk to sit and whinge about what teenagers do but we have all been there, we should give them a break now and then. Not condoning reckless behaviour for one minute.

Yes, and loads of them died doing it, hence a rather bizarre analogy on a thread about safety.

 

[Av Gorritt]

I passed my PSV licence quite a few years ago , and one of the first jobs I did was a Manchester to Torquay and Paignton , no motorways then , and with 51 people and all their luggage - that was a bit of a clenched fundament at times ! And then when the motorways came in , Midland Red built their own coaches , and were properly licensed to do 100 m.p.h on the motorway . It was a hell of a shock when you were travelling comfortably at about 55 or 60 mph in an AEC , when one - a decker - literally flew past you doing a ton ! It didn't take long for the speed limits to be amended .

 

[Robt]

Who suggested that?

There are Fendts pulling triaxle tankers on the continent perfectly legally and safely, though with increased levels of regulation. I can't see any difference between a Fendt an triaxle tanker all on air and the like running at 40 tonnes total or an articulated lorry pulling a triaxle tanker at 40 tonnes total? Is one intrinsically unsafe then?

So, …. Drivers have less training, vehicles has less testing, vehicles pays zero road fund licence. Vehicle runs on rebated fuel, driver has no driving hour limits…. Yep… just the same

 

[puntabrava]

passed my hgv class 1 45 years ago , an hour later went out with a 16 tonner it scared me to death, more scary is i could go out with 44 tonnes tommow and ive not drove an artic for for 40 years!

do you have a current cpc then?

 

[puntabrava]

Shyte happens, even the train set owner is not above a bit of numptyness amongst the employees. Gold merit app or not.

Tractor and trailer overturn at island causing traffic chaos

A5 Wall Island between Sutton Coldfield and Lichfield hit by accident

www.birminghammail.co.uk

@Clive @chaffcutter

 

[Ben B]

Payments per tonne/acre aren't helping boss/management make a change.

All you change then is the farmer saying the trailer men are going to slow

 

[ollie989898]

So, …. Drivers have less training, vehicles has less testing, vehicles pays zero road fund licence. Vehicle runs on rebated fuel, driver has no driving hour limits…. Yep… just the same

What the cronk does rebated fuel/road fund license have to do with anything?

 

[Hilly]

do you have a current cpc then?

No don’t know how my name got above that post I didn’t write that .

 

[Drillman]

I’ve come to the conclusion that mobile phones are a pita when your driving.

hands free is ok to a point but actually trying to talk to someone while holding a phone while baling or similar just ends up with me pressing a button at the wrong time, which then results in a cock up and then I’m sat there with someone wittering in my ear an I can’t get out to sort whatever issue my in-attention has caused.

easy answer In a field is unless it’s a menial task or I know the-call is important is to just ignore the bloody thing.

On the road it’s usually just annoying so again unless I got hands free and think it could be important I just ignore it.

 

[ollandroverman]

Who suggested that?

There are Fendts pulling triaxle tankers on the continent perfectly legally and safely, though with increased levels of regulation. I can't see any difference between a Fendt an triaxle tanker all on air and the like running at 40 tonnes total or an articulated lorry pulling a triaxle tanker at 40 tonnes total? Is one intrinsically unsafe then?

The agricultural vehicle thundering towards your wife and kids will generally be taking a lot more of the opposite carriageway than the 2.55m wide hgv.

 

[Robt]

What the cronk does rebated fuel/road fund license have to do with anything?

you said you saw no differencer between a big fendt and a lorry.... Well i'm sure the Road \Transport guys would like cheap fuel...

 

[stewart]

you said you saw no differencer between a big fendt and a lorry.... Well i'm sure the Road \Transport guys would like cheap fuel...

If your using a Fendt or any other tractor on the road for non agricultural purposes then you should not be using red diesel.

 

[ollie989898]

you said you saw no differencer between a big fendt and a lorry.... Well i'm sure the Road \Transport guys would like cheap fuel...

Again, you are fixated on the haulage industry and it's costs. I've already said: agriculture should have an increased level of regulation that would manifest itself in driver testing and routine inspections alongside an increased specification for new equipment to be able to run heavier and faster. I can't see Stobarts rushing to change their fleet for a load of Fendts and Krampe triaxles given that tractors are still more expensive to run as they are poor on fuel compared to trucks.